Very welcome. Have you considered a used H model in a 59? This album <https://photos.app.goo.gl/Ykyb86tUQy07gVMh2> has pics of my former grilver-colored 59 H model with Jones bar before adding the ESI grips. 2.3 Mezcals. Saddle height is 79 here, and I liked the handling with saddle level with bars...
Tom On Monday, September 2, 2024 at 12:24:40 PM UTC-4 triste...@gmail.com wrote: > Thank you so much for the info, Tom! I emailed Rivendell asking when the > next shipment of Clem L’s will be in stock and they said around early 2025. > I almost impulse bought a 64 but talked myself out of it. I’m sure I’ll be > much happier riding off road on a 59cm. > > On Saturday, August 31, 2024 at 4:58:25 AM UTC-7 Tom wrote: > >> Tristen, good luck with your Clem search. I am 6' tall with a 90 pbh. >> I've had two 59 Clem H models at different times, ridden on roads, paths, >> and some single track. For more off-roadish riding, I'd suggest: >> >> - Get a 59. The Clem is a looong, big bike, and the 59 will be >> plenty big enough for your 91 pbh. >> - Consider an index shifter for the rear if you're off roading will >> include a good amt of single track. Friction shifting bikes around tight >> quick uphill/downhill turns is just too clumsy. Others here have said >> the >> same. Yes you can make friction shifting work, it's not ideal. Really >> depends on the flow of your single track. >> - A Jones bar works so well on an off road Clem, as does a >> bullmoose. Of course they work well on roads too, and you'll have a lot >> of >> bar real estate to hang/mount things when not bombing around. >> - I liked 2.3 Mezcals for rooty, sometimes slippery single track. >> Although I was surprised at how well Nano's did on that surface. I loved >> G-One Speeds (2") on a clem too, but more for hard packed paths topped >> with >> a dusting of sand, twigs, etc., and roads. >> >> Tom >> >> On Saturday, August 31, 2024 at 2:21:43 AM UTC-4 triste...@gmail.com >> wrote: >> >>> Howdy Bunch! >>> >>> I’ve been dreaming about owning a Rivendell for a long time now and I’m >>> finally in a position to make happen! My PBH is 91 I’ve been going back and >>> forth between a 59 and a 64 Clem. I live in Sacramento and spend a decent >>> amount of time riding off road in Northern California. Any suggestions >>> would be greatly appreciated. >>> >>> -Tristen >>> >> -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/47c4341e-1d1a-4b73-8b75-42c67bb2a123n%40googlegroups.com.
